Posted on 07/06/2015 7:07:41 PM PDT by lowbridge
For weeks, dozens of construction workers from Latin America have streamed onto the site of the Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington and taken pride in their work building one of the city’s newest luxury hotels.
But that job site is now laden with tension after the man behind the project — billionaire developer Donald Trump — put himself at the center of the nation’s debate over illegal immigration.
Trump garnered headlines — and prompted several business associates to sever relations with him — when he launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last month with a controversial description of drug dealers and “rapists” crossing the border each day into the United States from Mexico.
But a Trump company may be relying on some undocumented workers to finish the $200 million hotel, which will sit five blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to several who work there. A Trump spokeswoman said the company and its contractors follow all applicable laws. But in light of Trump’s comments, some of the workers at the site said they are now worried about their jobs — while others simply expressed disgust over the opinions of the man ultimately responsible for the creation of those jobs.
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“Trump’s in all kind of chit because he is not for real about anything.”
What is he not for real about? That’s part of what we do here. Need sources / examples otherwise your opinion is subjective. Please be objective or STFU.
Actually I don’t believe that. Trump likes to win, to be the best, and he is sick and tired of seeing this country raked over the coals by incompetent motor mouth politicians who would be NOTHING without the rotten media and a corrupt party apparatus behind them.
I really doubt that Trump did, or could, personally interview and investigate every worker employed by every contractor that was hired to work at that site.
Seems like the ones that should keep the contractors pure in this matter would be the unions. Where are they in this?
Same crap liberals tried against Wal Mart... claiming they were responsible when contractors slipped in a few illegals.
If the gov just strictly enforced eVerify there would be no such problems.
Democrats, RINO candiates really concerned about Trump. Be is verbalizing what millions think but have been afraid to say. But they are finding out their friends and neighbors are thinking the same as them. Surprise.
I had wondered also. Knowing his business, I was pretty sure there would be some.
Isn’t it interesting how you couldn’t dare ask before this, but now they’ll do their best to find them just to dump on Trump.
Yes, but he knows 90% of his workforce is illegal. He’s a real estate developer. He knows where his bread is buttered.
Elites really believe no Americans work hard like that. It is all theoretical to them.
Reporting contractors who hire illegal aliens is fruitless. They will not even be investigated, let alone charged.
News to you..maybe Trump is acting? When has Trump ever concerned himself with conservative causes?
Shouldn’t that be GFY Washington Compost?
Regardless, I know what you MEANT to say, and I concur.
Go commit fornication with yourself Washington Compost.
I bet old George would be scandalized to know that a lowlife rag, fit only for lining bird cages and wrapping fish was using his honorable name.
How is Trump supposed to do that same thing?
Trump is a hypocrite.
That was my Yoda acronym talking.
Exactly so, Donna.
I see Trump standing up for American jobs, and our border.
Cruz is supporting him, on the border. But I think Trump is standing up for American jobs, all on his own.
Maybe you don’t support American jobs. Maybe you are all for sending American jobs to China, like far too many these days.
But I am all for Trump’s position. It is right, and overdue.
Trump is standing up for working Americans. He’ll win a lot of supporters with this. A bunch.
Just watch.
When has Trump ever concerned himself with conservative causes? You are a fool.
Shouldn’t Trump verify there are no “rapists” building his hotels?
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